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War

Love's Savage Fury

Love's Savage Fury

May 20, 1979

During the Civil War, a self-centered, young Southern belle tries to hold onto the family estate when the Union Army takes over the area.

Siberiade

Siberiade

November 28, 1979

The story about a very small god-forgotten village in Siberia reflects the history of Russia from the beginning of the century till the early 1980s. Three generations try to find the land of happiness and to give it to the people. One builds the road through taiga to the star over horizon, the second 'build communism' and the third searches for oil.

Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now

May 19, 1979

At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.

Hanover Street

Hanover Street

May 18, 1979

Margaret is a nurse in England during WW2, and married to a secret agent. Things get complicated when she falls for David, an American pilot.

Huliya Halina Mevu

Huliya Halina Mevu

May 17, 1979

Chengumani is commander-in-chief in the 18th-century Coorg region of present-day Karnataka. He becomes the king's commander-in-chief after saving his life, but his life gets complicated when he falls in love with Poovi and marries her in disguise. The movie was dubbed in Telugu as Prachanda Bheri. This was also Rajkumar's first cinemascope movie.

The Rebels

The Rebels

May 14, 1979

This sequel to "The Bastard" continues the saga of Philip Kent, the illegitimate son of an English nobleman, who has renounced his patrician birthright to become a Colonial soldier fighting for America's independence, befriending a Southern aristocrat and his earthy buddy to help thwart a plot to assassinate George Washington. (Episodes 3 and 4 of the Kent Chronicles miniseries.)

Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

May 14, 1979

In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.

Торговка и поэт

Торговка и поэт

May 7, 1979

A Man Called Intrepid

A Man Called Intrepid

May 7, 1979

During World War II, a wealthy Canadian uses his own money to help the Allies form an espionage network.

Freedom or Death

Freedom or Death

May 5, 1979

The committee led by Çerçiz Topulli, Mihal Grameno and Hajredin Tremishti return to their village and assassinate the Turkish officer of Gjirokastra. Afterwards, the Ottoman army starts a campaign against the province of Mashkullorë, which became a symbol of Albanian resistance and fight for freedom.

Ike

Ike

May 3, 1979

Eisenhower the military man is the focus of this mini-series, his relationships with the other wartime leaders, and, very discreetly, his personal relationship with his driver, Kay Summersby.

The Tin Drum

The Tin Drum

May 2, 1979

Oskar Matzerath is a very unusual boy. Refusing to leave the womb until promised a tin drum by his mother, Agnes, Oskar is reluctant to enter a world he sees as filled with hypocrisy and injustice, and vows on his third birthday to never grow up. Miraculously, he gets his wish. As the Nazis rise to power in Danzig, Oskar wills himself to remain a child, beating his tin drum incessantly and screaming in protest at the chaos surrounding him.

The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone

The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone

April 30, 1979

In Dong Thap Muoi during the days of the Vietnam War, Ba Do, Sau Xoa and their little child live in a small shack in the middle of an abandoned wetland zone. They are entrusted with the mission of maintaining Viet Minh's lines of communication in the area. Daily life goes on as the small family looks out for death from above.

Friendly Fire

Friendly Fire

November 9, 1980

In March 1970, a U.S. Army officer arrived at the Iowa farm of Peg and Gene Mullen and informed them that their son Michael had been killed in Vietnam by "friendly fire." Their determined attempts to learn more about the circumstances of their son's death are the subject of this true account film.

The Last Words From A Comrade In Arms

The Last Words From A Comrade In Arms

April 20, 1979

An elite group of soldiers serving during the Korean War is sent deep into enemy territory to destroy the fortress at area 598, knowing all too well that most or all of these brave men will be lost.

The Councillors

The Councillors

April 14, 1979

Year 1943. All the members of an anti-fascist council are arrested by the Nazis during a wedding, along with the husband. They are pressured into signing a document against the council, but they refuse, and instead plan to help the husband escape in case of an execution.

Hospital of the Transfiguration

Hospital of the Transfiguration

March 28, 1979

Shortly after the beginning of World War 2 a young idealist doctor is employed in a psychiatric hospital, where his notions of proper care for the patients are challenged by staff and the German occupation.

Tough to Kill

Tough to Kill

March 15, 1979

A group of mercenaries escort a man with a million dollar bounty on his head across the African terrain. Double crosses, back stabbing, and gunfire follows.

From Hell to Victory

From Hell to Victory

March 15, 1979

In 1939, at a Paris café, six friends of various nationalities vow to meet again at the same spot after the end of WW2.

The Passage

The Passage

March 9, 1979

During WW 2, a Basque shepherd is approached by the underground, who wants him to lead a scientist and his family across the Pyrenees. While being pursued by a sadistic German.